25 rescued from floods, alert continues

Staff of the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) remain on high alert in Bocas Del Toro after the rescue of 25 children and adults, in the community of La Mesa where the Sixaola River overflowed its banks.

Sebastián Castillo, the director of SINAPROC  in the province. said that the situation was reported on the night of Saturday, July 14. An earlier weather alert was issued for tourist areas in the province and remains in force as rains continue to fall. SINAPROC is monitoring all streams and rivers.

The 25 people spent the night in the Mariano Thomas education center.